by Laura Michelle Thomas, jaBlog! Senior Editor Part two of a six-part series on the steps of the writing process which Laura teaches in her book Polly Wants to Be a Writer: The Junior Authors Guide to Writing and Getting Published and the Polly writing workbooks. Last month, we looked at the basics of...
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Short Story Introduction: A Lesson in Hooking Your Reader
by Laura Michelle Thomas, jaBlog! Senior Editor I have just finished reading 150 of the 830 short stories submitted for this year’s Junior Authors Short Story Contest. Before I continue the initial judging round, I want to take a moment to share some tips on how to write a short story introduction that hooks readers. Introduce...
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Journal Entry: Is “undescriptive” a word?
by Cindy Green, Age 15, Canada This journal entry was submitted for a recent LTC Insider Plus+ Weekly Writing Challenge. Written on June 26, 2015 Is “undescriptive” a word? Spellchecker has very decidedly told me it isn’t. Well, it didn’t exactly tell me, because it hasn’t the foggiest idea of what it’s supposed to...
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